History of the English language

History of the English language

University

15 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

History of Children's Literature

History of Children's Literature

University

20 Qs

Introduction to British Literature

Introduction to British Literature

University

15 Qs

LitWit

LitWit

University

10 Qs

Quiz with Jigsaw

Quiz with Jigsaw

University

15 Qs

ABCs of English quiz

ABCs of English quiz

University

12 Qs

history of english

history of english

University

20 Qs

History and English

History and English

University

20 Qs

History of English

History of English

University

10 Qs

History of the English language

History of the English language

Assessment

Quiz

English

University

Medium

CCSS
RF.3.3B, L.K.5A, RL.11-12.12

+21

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mirian Esclopis

Used 31+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

They became prevalent in prose literature.

Kentish

West Saxon

Northumbrian

Mercian

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was an inflected language characterized by strong and weak verbs.

Middle Eglish

Modern English

Old English

20th century English

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Great Britain at present the speech of educated persons is known as:

Received Standard

English

Dialect

Kentish

Saxons

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The vocabulary was enlarged by the widespread

use of one part of speech for another and by increased borrowings from other languages.

Modern English Period

Old English Period

Middle English Period

20th Century English

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is known as the dialect of Middle English derived from the Mercian dialect of Old English.

Kentish

Saxon

Northumbrian

Midland

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Choose one period and summarize the main ideas about that period.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The formal rules of English grammar were established during that period.

Middle English

Modern English

Old English

20th century English

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?